Diane MILLER and Pamela Lewis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES, INC., a Maryland Corporation, Defendant-Appellee

Good Law

885 F.2d 498·51 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 39,432·58 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 915·1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 13913

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 19, 198987-6325California8,898 words

Opinion

Fletcher, J.

Pamela Lewis and Diane Miller appeal the district court’s dismissal of their Title VII claim alleging that Fairchild Industries discharged them in retaliation for filing discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). They also appeal the district court’s dismissal of their claims for the negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, the directed verdict on their retaliation claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (CFEHA), and the directed verdict on their claims for breach of contract, tor-tious breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and fraud. Finally, they appeal a number of the district court’s pretrial rulings and evidentiary rulings during trial. We affirm the directed verdict on the tortious breach claim, but reverse the dismissal of the Title VII claim and the emotional distress claims and the directed verdict on the breach of contract, fraud, Section 1981, and CFEHA claims. We remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

Fairchild Control Systems, Inc., a division of Fairchild Industries, is primarily a government contractor. At the time of their discharge, Diane…

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Parties

58 Fair empl.prac.cas. 915, 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 39,432 Diane Miller and Pamela Lewis
Plaintiff
Fairchild Industries, Inc., a Maryland Corporation
Defendant

Judges

Fletcher
Pregerson
Canby

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